Belt-buckle



H.1. BUCHSB'AUM. BELT BUCKLE.

'APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, 1920.

1,375,774. Patented Apr. 26, 1921*.

W/YMW rear plate. 1n this form the rear plate is also provided with a plurality oi indentations 2'? to Aform gripoine' projections on the inner surface thereor, so as to cause a firmer gripping of the belt en l 2i.

ln Fig. 8 a stiil t. ther modilication is shown in which the rer plate il is provided with a transverse slot 28 oi suiiicient width to receive the belt end readily therev through. The hinlring; oit the belt at 29 in this form, when the rear plate is closed? to- `rether with the clamping` action ot the rear plate, holds the belt end 21 `trom movement relatively to the buckle.

From what has thus been shown and described my invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

HavingI thus described the several oii'nis ot the invention what i claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device ot the character described comprising a front plate, a clampingI element swingingly associated with said front plate and having means for securing a belt ei;- treniity in position in said iront l a second clamping' element mounted upon said front plate and adapted when in clampingr position to clamp the free belt extremity between said second clan'iping element and said first clamping element..

2. A device of the character described comprising a front plate, a clamping element swingingly mounted on said .iront plate and. having means for securing a belt extremity in position in said :trent plate, and a second clamping element swingingly mounted upon said front plate and adapted when in clampingr position to clamp the tree belt extremity between said second clamping element and said tirst clamping element.

3. A device oit the character described comprising a front platea a clampingv element swingingly associated with said front plate and having means tor securing` a beit extremity in position in said trent plat-e. and a second clamping1 element swingingly mounted upon said 'iront plate and adapted when in clamping` position to clamp the tree belt extremity between said secondfclamping element and said first damping' elemenhsaid two clamping` elements swinging' about the sameaxis.

A device of the character described comprising' three-elements pivotally united by a common pivot, means whereby one of said elements is adapted to clamp a belt ei;- tremity between it and the second element., and means whereby the third element is adapted to clamp a free belt extremitv between it and the iirst atoresaidelement.

5. A device ot the character described comprising; a front plate9 a clamping' eiement swingingly associated with said front plate and having means for securing a belt cntreinity in position in said irontplate, a clamping element mounted upon said iront piate and adapted when in clamp i. position to clamp the free belt extremity between aid second clamping element and said iirs"r cl Jing element, said first Q; element havinga pro- "a second clamping element mounted upon aid iront plate and adapted when in clampng; position to clamp the free belt extremity oetween said second clamping element and said iirst clamping' element, said iirst aforesaid elarnpintf;- element having a cutaway portion whereby it may be actuated into or out et clamping position.

7. [i device of the character described comprising a front plate, a clamping elemont swingingly mounted on said front plate and having means for securing a belt eX tremity in position in said front plate, and a second clamping element mounted upon said iront plate and adapted when in clamp position to clamp the free belt extremity between said second clamping element and said Vfirst clamping element, said second clamping' element being provided with an indentation adapted to engage said free belt extremity to firmly ,grip the same.

8. A. device ot the charactei1 described comprising` a front plate, a clamping element swins'ingrly associated with said front plate and having means for securing a belt extremity in position in said front plate. and a second damping elementmounted upon said iront piatc and adapted when in clamping` position to clamp the free belt extremity between said second clamping elenient and said first clampingr element, said second clampingr element beingr provided with slots to increase the resiliency thereof.

9. A. device of the character described comprising a front plate, a clamping eleinent swingingly associated with said front plate and having; means for securing a belt extremity in position in said front plate, and a second clamping element mounted upon said trout plate and adapted when in clamping position to clamp the free belt extremity between said second clamping element and said first clamping element, said second clamping' element being provided with an indentation adapted to engage said free belt extremity to firmly grip the same and with slots to increase the resiliency thereof.

l0. A device of the character described .and

Comprising a front plate, w clamping eletremity between said second clamping element swingingiy associated with said iront ment and said rst clamping element, both plate and having means 'for securing aV beit seid Clamping elements being mountoci on 10 extremity in position in said front plato, said front plate.

anni a second clamping element mounted in Witness whereof I hereunto subscribe upon said front plate and adapted when in my name this 24th day of April, A. D., 1920. clamping position to clamp the free beit ey; HERBERT J. BUCHSBAUM. 

